"friends. Kerr's new series for Fremantle, ""The Galloping Gourmet"" (1969–71), named for his onscreen persona, was taped in Ottawa at CJOH-TV and produced by his wife Treena Kerr. The origin of his Galloping Gourmet persona stemmed from a 1967 book he co-authored with wine expert Len Evans, titled ""The Galloping Gourmets"". The nickname was the result of a 35-day worldwide trek to the finest restaurants around the globe. The show was filmed in front of a live audience. The title was echoed in the opening of each episode, where Kerr entered the stage area by running in and leaping over"
"Graham Kerr Graham Kerr (born 22 January 1934) is an English cooking personality who is best known for his 1969–1971 television cooking show ""The Galloping Gourmet"". Kerr was born in London, and his parents were established hoteliers. As a result, much of his childhood was spent among European chefs. He was educated at the independent school Brighton College and Rudolf Steiner at Kidbrooke Park in Sussex. Kerr became trainee manager at the Roebuck Hotel in East Sussex, England, when he was just 15 years old. After five years in the British Army as catering adviser, he became general manager of"
"food writer Michael Field, who called Kerr ""the Liberace of the food world,"" and James Beard, who wrote that Kerr ""has very little respect for food."" The show was dubbed in French and aired on Télévision de Radio-Canada starting September 6, 1971, under the title ""Le Gourmet farfelu"". From 1969 to 1972 Kerr also made guest appearances on ""Monitor"", a long-running NBC radio variety program. Some near-tragedies caused Kerr to suspend his television career, thus ending the show. In April 1971, Kerr and his wife Treena were involved in an RV accident in California. As a result of the accident,"
"but, despite the publisher's name, the books were hardcover. Graham Kerr Graham Kerr (born 22 January 1934) is an English cooking personality who is best known for his 1969–1971 television cooking show ""The Galloping Gourmet"". Kerr was born in London, and his parents were established hoteliers. As a result, much of his childhood was spent among European chefs. He was educated at the independent school Brighton College and Rudolf Steiner at Kidbrooke Park in Sussex. Kerr became trainee manager at the Roebuck Hotel in East Sussex, England, when he was just 15 years old. After five years in the British"
"to enjoy whatever dish he had just prepared. Another recurring feature at the end of each show would be a close-up of Kerr as he sampled the dish he had just cooked. To ""oohs and ahs"" from the audience, he would pull a face as though he was in ecstasy from tasting his latest creation. ""The Galloping Gourmet"" was a huge hit, and earned two Emmy Award nominations. During its run, Kerr became a worldwide sensation and wrote an abundance of cookbooks. However, he was pilloried by many of the elite of the food world of the time, including influential"
"he was in college. ""In those days of top 40, everybody who was on the radio was 'cookin'; cookin' with the Temptations, cookin' Four Tops, that kind of thing. Which meant they were really rockin'. One day I said I was cookin' with heavy grease. It was my way of saying I was out-cookin' the other guys. I said it enough times, so one day one of the other deejays referred to me as the Greaseman."" His radio name had been ""Dougie T"", but when he became ""the Greaseman"", a different personality surfaced. His voice deepened and he projected the"
"a chair in the dining room set (a stunt conceived by Treena). Many episodes featured a prerecorded segment with Kerr in a part of the world wherein that episode's dish originated. The series was known for its lighthearted humor, tomfoolery, and the copious use of clarified butter, cream, and fat. A famous line of Kerr's on the show was his response to someone's criticism of his cooking: ""Madam, you could go outside and get run over by a bus and just think what you would have missed!"" He also liberally featured wine, serving it with most meals, using it in"
"concept, and a business venture to manufacture and sell a muffin tin–like MEV baking pan was not successful. (While it was generally intended to be vegetarian, Kerr did incorporate meats into some MEV recipes in later books.) From 1996 to 2000 Kerr was also the editor at large for ""Cooking Light"" magazine. Since the late 1990s Graham Kerr also was seen in a series of radio and television features for the ""5 A Day"" program of the National Cancer Institute, called ""Do Yourself a Flavor"", emphasizing the use of fruits and vegetables in recipes. Kerr's earlier series, including ""The Galloping"
"the 1990–91 season, followed by a run on the Discovery Channel. From 1992 to 1995, Kerr starred on the PBS show ""Graham Kerr's Kitchen"", which again embraced the low-fat, ""minimax"" approach. Minimax also led to three successful cookbooks: ""Graham Kerr's Smart Cooking"", ""Graham Kerr's Minimax Cookbook"", and ""Graham Kerr's Creative Choices (A Minimax Book)"" along with corresponding series on public television; Graham Kerr's Kitchen, Graham Kerr's Swifty Seasoned, and The Best of Graham Kerr/ In 1995 he appeared in a PBS special with Julia Child called ""Cooking in Concert: Julia Child & Graham Kerr"". In 1996 Kerr, in his book"
"died following complications from a day surgery. Kerr now serves individuals wanting to make positive lifestyle changes on a one-to-one basis. He is currently (January 2018) writing his 31st book, titled ""Alone"". In 1965 Kerr was awarded the Gold Medal at the Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, Germany, for ""The Graham Kerr Cookbook by the Galloping Gourmet"". In 2003 he received an honorary doctorate for culinary arts and nutrition from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Also in 2003, Kerr was awarded an Honorary Life Member of the American Dietetic Association. Celebrity chefs Emeril Lagasse and Charlie Trotter have"
"Gail Kim on May 10, 2012. The couple met on the set of ""Dinner: Impossible"", when he came to serve VIPs for WWE's SummerSlam. He has two daughters, Annalise and Talia, from his first marriage. Robert Irvine Robert Paul Irvine (born 24 September 1965) is an English celebrity chef and talk show host who has appeared on and hosted a variety of Food Network programs including """", ""Worst Cooks in America"", """", ""A Hero's Welcome, Operation Restaurant, All-Star Academy, Guy's Grocery Games, Chopped: Impossible"" and ""Restaurant Express"". Irvine owned and operated two restaurants in Hilton Head, South Carolina, entitled Robert"
"both stated that they were fans of ""The Galloping Gourmet"" as children. Kerr married Treena Van Doorne, an English actress, on 22 September 1955. They first met when they were both 11 years old. They had three children together: Tessa (born 1956), Andrew (born 1960), and Kareena (born 1968). Kerr has lived in Mount Vernon, Washington, for several years. Treena Kerr died on 17 September 2015, five days before what would have been their 60th wedding anniversary. In addition, seven volumes of ""Television Cookbooks"", featuring recipes from ""The Galloping Gourmet"" series, were published from 1969 to 1971 by Fremantle International,"
"Grill Me Grill Me is a USA Network game show that aired its pilot (and only episode) on September 9, 1996. It was hosted by actor/comedian Jordan Brady (his previous hosting stint being the 1990 MTV offering ""Turn It Up!""), and sponsored by Honda. Three celebrities (in this case, Dweezil Zappa, Susan Olsen, and Kristoff St. John) competed to win money in a game show somewhat like ""Jeopardy!"" for charity – indeed, Brady referred to it as """"Jeopardy!"" for stupid people"". The first round was known as the ""Appetizer"" round, and five pun-laden categories (with food names taking the puns"
"my neighbors, the rubble, people screaming and total panic. People were just freaked out. And I just had to get involved."" While in college, he began his career as an intern for the National Weather Service in Jefferson City, Missouri. He also interned in the weather department at KOMU-TV, an NBC Network affiliate in Columbia, Missouri, eventually leading to his first on-air position as a weather anchor and host of a popular weekly exercise show, where he earned his nickname, ""Beefcake."" His career began as a storm chaser across the Midwest and Texas, even earning a storm chasing card from"
"his nickname should be ""Big Star"" (거성/巨星 ""Geoseong""). He sometimes tries to make use of his seniority by lecturing the other members on various matters, such as becoming a star; however, they rarely take him seriously. Another nickname is ""Chicken CEO,"" in reference to the Kyochon chicken shop which he formerly operated. He is currently a Seoul metropolitan manager of Imsil Cheese Pizza restaurant. In October 2007, Park acquired another nickname, ""worthless elder brother"" (하찮은 형) after co-host Noh Hong-chul referred to him as a ""worthless person with a worthless body"" (하찮은 박명수님, 하찮은 몸) in comparison to world-class Figure"
"newspaper business, which he presented. He was one of the panel of critics who made up the eponymous ""enemy"" on the daytime cookery show ""Eating with the Enemy"", and performs a similar role on the UK version of ""MasterChef"". His television appearances have earned him the nickname 'Acid Rayner' owing to his sour demeanour. He is the food reporter on the BBC magazine programme ""The One Show"", and was on the panel of judges on the American programme ""Top Chef Masters"". He chairs a BBC Radio 4 programme called ""The Kitchen Cabinet"". He was awarded the title Beard of the"
"like Food Network, was owned by Scripps Networks), on the ""From Emeril's Kitchen"" from 2005–06. The program was discontinued after Scripps liquidated Shop at Home's assets to Jewelry Television in June 2006. On television, Lagasse is known for his light and jovial hosting style as well as several catchphrases, including ""Bam!"". Emeril's signature catchphrase began simply as a means of keeping his studio crew awake, alert and focused. When Emeril first began at Food Network, he would tape seven shows a day, from seven in the morning until two in the afternoon. The interjection soon proved a hit with viewers."
"reading His first full-time broadcasting job was on radio at the age of 19. Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950, he saw combat action during the Korean War. Kerr's television career began in 1952 at WMAR-TV in Baltimore, where he created ""The Janitor"", a late-night show displaying his talent for improvisation. He then played in various children's shows at WMAR-TV, beginning with ""The Early Riser"" and ""Bozo the Clown"" in the 1960s and, later, inventing the character Professor Kool on his popular ""Professor Kool's Fun Skool"" program in the late 1960s early 1970s. He was also the weatherman on"
"a bit part in the movie ""Diner"" and small roles in """"The Adventure of the Action Hunters"""" and ""Morgan Stewart's Coming Home"", both filmed in 1987. He created the recurring character role of ""Scoop Toot"" on the long-running national network children's program ""Captain Kangaroo"". Kerr died of multiple myeloma in Baltimore on July 17, 1994. Stu Kerr Thomas Stewart Kerr, more familiarly known to audiences as Stu Kerr (March 9, 1928 - July 17, 1994), was a Baltimore, Maryland, television personality who developed and hosted a number of programs on Baltimore television from 1952 through the 1980s. Playing a ""conductor"""
"for various homes, places of business and government buildings throughout the show's run. Whenever someone asks the time it's always half-past. McGee has a reputation for telling tall tales, and there are occasional jokes linking this propensity to his name ""Fibber"". In the episode ""Fibber Changes His Name"" (March 25, 1941), he goes so far as to claim that ""Fibber"" is his actual given name and not just a nickname. According to McGee, ""I was named after my fourth cousin, Walpole J. Fimmer .. but the minister who christened me had a cold in his head."" None of the show's"
"improved. As a result, Graham too embraced Christianity. Kerr returned to television in 1975 with a daily syndicated five-minute series, ""Take Kerr"", which featured a particular recipe for each show. This program reflected Kerr's newfound embrace of both Christianity and healthful eating, with lighter-calorie recipes and Christian elements, including the use of the hymn ""This Is the Day the Lord Has Made"" as a theme song. This program lasted four series. One Christian element on the show, an inclusion of a passage from the Bible in the closing credits, was strongly resisted by one of the stations on which the"
"Kill Stew and Other News"". Clinton Tyree, also known as Skink, is a recurring character in novels by Carl Hiaasen. He is a former governor of Florida ""turned environmental guerrilla"" who lives rough in the Florida wilderness and regularly eats roadkill. On the TV series ""You Can't Do That on Television"", the chef Barth sometimes served roadkill at his restaurant. Also, on the TV series ""I'm With Busey"", Actor Gary Busey attempts to pitch his idea of a roadkill cookbook. Later on, Busey also cooks a dead badger from the side of the road. The term ""Roadkill Cafe"" is sometimes"
"England's Royal Ascot Hotel. Kerr moved to New Zealand in 1958, becoming chief catering adviser for the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He moved into television in New Zealand when being recruited by NZBC producer Shirley Maddock. In 1959, he began hosting the television show ""Entertaining with Kerr"", in which he appeared dressed in military uniform. His recipes were also delivered on radio and in magazines, and the first edition of a related book, ""Entertaining with Kerr"", was sold out in eight days. During these early years Kerr won a Penguin Award as 'Personality of the Year'. Shortly after the"
"Simon Rimmer Simon Peter Rimmer (born 5 May 1963), is an English cook and restaurateur, best known for his on-screen partnership with Tim Lovejoy, with whom he co-hosted the BBC Two programme ""Something for the Weekend"" from 2006 until 2012. Rimmer and Lovejoy then began co-hosting Channel 4 programme ""Sunday Brunch"" and its spin-off ""Daily Brunch"". Rimmer originally studied fashion and textile design and taught himself to cook. His favourite film is Elf. Rimmer founded Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in West Didsbury, Manchester in 1990. Two years later, ""The Guardian"" described Greens as one of the most exciting new restaurants"
"At a fraternity party Grey called Clem a ""love sponge"" from witnessing the female attention Clem received, which eventually became his moniker. After WPFR, Clem had a stint at WGRD in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he learned to become more himself on the air. He was fired on December 21, 1988 after a 13-year-old girl had called into his show the day before, during which Clem made sexual remarks about her and competing radio host Danny Czekalinski. In 1989, Clem had landed a spot at KTFM in San Antonio, Texas, where he was encouraged to trademark his air name and"
"""Esquire"" magazine. He described him as looking like ""a fat little bastard"" and that ""he looks a bit retarded"". In the same article, he also criticised his wife for being ""a bit of a lazy tart"", and his infant daughter for being ""as skinny as a cricket"". Giles Coren Giles Robin Patrick Coren (born 29 July 1969) is a British food writer and television presenter. He has been a restaurant critic for ""The Times"" newspaper since 1993, and was named Food and Drink Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards in 2005. He has co-starred with comedian Sue"
"Mr. Food Art Ginsburg (July 29, 1931 – November 21, 2012), commonly known as Mr. Food, was an American television chef and best selling author of cookbooks. He was known for ending each of his TV segments with the catch phrase """"Ooh! It's so good!"""" The signature phrase, as spoken by Mr. Food, is registered as a sound trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ginsburg was a pioneer of ""quick & easy cooking"" who, for over 30 years, paved the way for other TV food personalities to follow. With his enthusiastic style, Mr. Food specialized in practical food"
"judge for ""Iron Chef America"". Aside from ""Iron Chef America"", he also made appearances on ""Hell's Kitchen"" (Season 8) and can also be seen on an episode of the Fine Living Network's ""What Makes it Tick"". Kerry Simon Kerry Glen Simon (June 17, 1955 – September 11, 2015) was an American celebrity chef and restaurateur based in Las Vegas. Simon was also known by the moniker ""Rock n' Roll Chef"", given to him by ""Rolling Stone"". He was the executive chef and proprietor at his namesake restaurant ""Simon"" at Palms Place in Las Vegas. His other restaurants included Simon LA,"
"his dishes, and waxing poetic about its virtues. He would also raise a glass of wine to his lips as a cue to the director to cut to commercials, then would bring it back up to his lips right before the show came back on. This gave the impression to some viewers that he was drinking heavily during the taping. In reality he drank very little. In an ongoing feature of the show, Kerr would make his way into the audience as the closing credits began and select an audience member (usually female) whom he would invite onstage with him"
"of the ABC). The habit extended to cricketers such as Phil Tufnell (""Tuffers""), but the '-ie' suffix is more common for the current crop of commentating ex-players, such as Michael Vaughan (""Vaughnie"") or Shane Warne (""Warnie""). The former Hampshire County Cricket Club captain Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, whose most usual nickname was ""McCrackers"", was sometimes addressed as ""Ingers"" when he made occasional appearances on ""TMS"" and former Middlesex bowler and journalist Mike Selvey was referred to as ""Selvers"". The programme's producer, Peter Baxter, cited ""Backers"" as his own nickname and ""Jenkers"" that of commentator and cricketing journalist, Christopher Martin-Jenkins (though the latter"
"at 1130 Bush Highway in Phoenix, Arizona, and called it Mel's Diner. (In a first season episode, it was stated to have been on 4th Street in Phoenix, but in later seasons it was generally accepted to have been located at 1130 Bush Highway.) He was known for wearing a grease spattered T-shirt and a sailor cap beanie when he was cooking, and he often also wielded a spatula. The diner was best known for its 14 oz. cup of coffee (as its sign showed), and ""Mel's Famous Chili"". Although the diner established a loyal clientele, most notably Henry Beesmeyer,"
"them through the diner's ceiling. All four times, Mel, who saw his diner as his entire life, went into an absolute rage. Mel's mother, Carrie Sharples, was a recurring supporting character. Whenever she took over the cooking from her son, business skyrocketed. However, Mel would often cut down his mother's efforts, and on one occasion, drove her to the competition. Mel called Vera ""Dingy""; Jolene ""Blondie""; and would often tell everyone else to ""stow it!"" or later on, in the case of Jolene and Belle, ""Bag it!"" His greatest adversary, however, was Flo. Flo usually gave to Mel as good"
"Kerry Simon Kerry Glen Simon (June 17, 1955 – September 11, 2015) was an American celebrity chef and restaurateur based in Las Vegas. Simon was also known by the moniker ""Rock n' Roll Chef"", given to him by ""Rolling Stone"". He was the executive chef and proprietor at his namesake restaurant ""Simon"" at Palms Place in Las Vegas. His other restaurants included Simon LA, in Los Angeles, Simon Prime in Atlantic City, New Jersey, along with KGB and Carson Kitchen in Las Vegas. Simon was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago's North Shore"